POLICE at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025 following a mass shooting that killed 2 children and injured 17 others, 15 of them children (Wikipedia).

The two children killed in a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis have been identified.

According to The New York Times, they are Fletcher Alexander Merkel, 8, and Harper Lillian Moyski, 10.

According to New York Times, the children were at an all-school Mass at the Anunciation Catholic Church on Wednesday.

Eighteen others, including 15 children were injured. The gunman, Robin Westman,23, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The shooter fired 120 rounds into the church, say Minneapolis police.

A motive or “triggering event” has not been identified.

The mystery of high detention complex

The Associated Press is reporting that a $1.2 billion contract to build a huge immigration detention complex has been awarded to a company – Acquisitions Logistics LLC – with no experience in building such a project, has no functioning website and its business address is at a single-family home in surburban Virginia with the listed owner a 77-year-old retired Navy officer.

No one answered the door at the two-story building.

The facility was chosen over a dozen competitors and the Defense Department has refused to release the contract or the basis for the selection.

The facility will start with 1,000 beds with expansion available to 5,000 beds. It’s on the grounds of Fort Bliss in Texas

Sports: Travel day for the locals

Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels had a day off to travel.

On Friday, the Dodgers (first place in the National League West) will be home to host the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Angels, last in the American League Wes,t will be in Houston to take on the first place Astros.

Weather: More warm coming

Sunny skies and warmer temperatures are in the forecast for our West Orange County cities. Friday will have a daytime high of 88 and an overnight low of 67. Saturday and Sunday will remain at 88 with lows of 68 and 59. Monday will edge up to 89 (69). The sunshine should continue deep into September.